Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed a Global Champion for Road Safety by the United Nations (UN). In this role he will lend his public profile to the UN's efforts to raise awareness about road safety and reduce deaths and injuries from road crashes.
Jammu and Kashmir won the Ranji Trophy 2025-26, India's premier domestic first-class cricket championship. The team lifted the title in their maiden final appearance, which came after 67 years. This makes it the first Ranji Trophy title in the side's history and a landmark moment for cricket in the Union Territory.
Micron Technology has begun operations at India's first advanced memory Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) facility at Sanand in Gujarat. The plant houses the world's largest semiconductor clean room with a 500,000 square foot raised floor.
The 7th edition of Exercise Dharma Guardian, the joint military exercise between the Indian Army and Japan, began at Chaubattia in Uttarakhand. The exercise allows troops of the two countries to train together, share operational experience and improve interoperability. It reflects the growing defence partnership between India and Japan.
Two Indian airports won honours at the 2025 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards of Airports Council International (ACI) World. Mangaluru International Airport was named Best Airport at Arrivals - Globally, its second consecutive global win after 2024.
India's total installed power generation capacity has crossed 520 gigawatts (GW). More than half of this capacity now comes from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar, wind, hydro and nuclear power. The milestone reflects the rapid addition of clean energy capacity and India's progress towards its climate commitments, while also meeting rising electricity demand.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting Exercise 'Vayu Shakti' at Pokhran in Rajasthan. Vayu Shakti is the IAF's firepower exercise, in which it demonstrates its combat capability and readiness. Pokhran's desert range in Rajasthan is regularly used by the armed forces for live-weapon drills.
**Overview** Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan released 16 significant publications celebrating Tamil heritage, culture, architecture, and civilizational thought at Uparashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, strongly emphasizing cultural unity and aggressively promoting daily reading habits among the youth. **Key Highlights** • The books were meticulously brought out by the Publications Division under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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